Hello, again!
It's Michelle Clement here with the second half of my mini 'journal-beyond-the-photos' scrapbook exercise - this time applying the delve-deeper outlook to older 'then' photos, as opposed to newer photos (I used some fun photos from my childhood, when memories are fuzzy but some odd little parts are crystal clear! These are the funnest to look back on!).
I had these old photos of my sister and I having a tea party way-back-when in mind to use with the new 'Nerdy Bird' Sassafras line, because the colors were just perfect (not to mention the cute tea cups!), and they actually ended up being what inspired the whole idea behind these two pages I've shared here with you this week!
Oddly enough, when I looked at them I could barely remember having the tea parties the pictures had captured us having at all! lol. I just remembered that we would play up in the room with these big life-size dolls, and that my sister was almost the exact same size as them, and she always sat really still with the same wide-eyed grin on her face in between them - you could sometimes miss her in the row of them, if you didn't know she was there! lol. :)
So that's what I journalled about, on this fun little page:
"Tea Time" by Michelle Clement
(Made using both the 'Nerdy Bird' and 'Apple Jack' collections)
The journalling reads: 'Tea time at Rob and Viv's. I remember Nay was smaller than the dolls - like one of them.' Simply put, but the point is there in words, now - and it's also quite apparent from the pictures, too - which helps support the simple wording! Easy Peasy - and super-fun!
Have you tried this lately on your scrapbook pages? I'd love to see!
(PS - How much does the Nerdy Bird collection rock??
I think it's my new very very favorite!)
this is GREAT! Love how you captured a childhood memory, I did that this last week too! :)
Posted by: Diana | 26 February 2010 at 03:13 PM
Great layout! I love Nerdy Bird, I still can't find anybody that stocks it in the UK yet though :(
Posted by: RachelM | 26 February 2010 at 03:22 PM
Wow! This is beautiful!!! I can't wait until Nerdy Bird arrives in Canada!
Posted by: Stephanie Hart | 26 February 2010 at 04:33 PM
What a fabulous layout. I can't wait to get my hands on this line!!!
Posted by: Andrea MacDonald | 26 February 2010 at 09:15 PM
Wow! So cool. Love all the elements and it's so 80's! Nerdy Bird totally rocks! I have used it here: http://www.papirhobby.no/2010/02/28/skissedilla-49/ Love it and nerdy bird is so cute!
Posted by: Ann-Katrin | 28 February 2010 at 02:37 PM
I'm in love with Nerdy Bird too! Love, love, love the bright colours. I just completed this layout with the Nerdy Bird papers:
http://julestheblingprincess.blogspot.com/2010/03/because-she-asked-me-too.html
Posted by: Jules The Bling Princess | 01 March 2010 at 04:59 AM
Great LO! LOVE the bright colors of Nerdy Bird and all its elements. Another great collection.
Posted by: Marlene | 02 March 2010 at 10:50 AM
Nerdy Bird is great! Lots of purple and pink in it, but I used it on a layout for my son..up on my blog :)
Posted by: Lexi | 02 March 2010 at 01:55 PM
this layout is amazing!!! great job!
Posted by: Carrie Elias | 03 March 2010 at 01:21 AM